Story of the World: The Modern Age (Volume 2)

Author: Guo Yubin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: New Genre World History, New Concept Popular History Book, Magnificent 5 Volumes, 500 Classic Stories, Over 3,000 Exquisite Illustrations, Vividly Present the Historical Scroll of Human Civilization, A Readable and Engaging World History, a Family Library of Knowledge and Culture for the 21st Century. Using 100 Classic Stories and Over 650 Colorful Illustrations to Tell the World Stories from 1890 to 2000. From the Decline of Old European Powers to Technological Development Before World War I, from World War I to the Awakening of Colonies, from Civilizations Under Fire to the Establishment of the Soviet Union, from the Rise of Fascist Regimes to World War II, from the Cold War to the New World Order After the Cold War, and finally to the Leap Forward in Post-War Culture and Technology. The "Talking About the World" series uses 500 stories and 3,000 illustrations to tell the history of the world. This series uses vivid text and exquisite illustrations to recreate the grand scroll of human civilization. This comprehensive, concise world history that spans the entire human society weaves together the treasures of all human culture, achieving a readable and engaging world history with its enduring value and lasting charm. History is to humanity as memory is to each of us; it explains what we are doing now, why we are doing it, and how we have done it in the past. Therefore, whoever wants to understand the world must know its history. "Talking About the World" is such a book. We hope to provide an overview of world history through simple language and storytelling. It only covers the most important events, figures, and descriptions of key periods, and adopts a popular and concise form. The reason is simple: encouraging someone to read a lively book with interest is more meaningful for culture than scaring off a reader with dull and tedious text. This book can serve as a supplementary reading for historical monographs. You can read it in a very leisurely way, stopping and starting as you please. We believe that in the romantic landscape of history and humanities, you will not feel bored. Of course, this book is not intended to replace those excellent historical monographs. If you have a special interest in a particular historical detail, you can always refer to detailed other materials for in-depth research.
Comfortable Layout Arrangement Modern readers enjoy more humanistic care than traditional readers, which is progress of the times and a gift from the reading revolution and the era of visuals. The layout design full of aesthetic details allows readers to effortlessly obtain more information from the details of each page without feeling tired.
About "Reading Images" "Reading images" is the reading trend of our time, and it has been solemnly named the "era of visuals" by the trend. In fact, it is just a richening of human visual elements. Words are symbols, and images are symbols too; they complement each other and neither excludes the other. In this book, when interpreting images, we try to provide a fresh perspective that complements and supplements the stories. A careful reader might notice that there are many stories hidden in the images that cannot be clearly expressed in words—this is the magic of images. We believe every reader can read their own story.
Outline and Reading Guide We have arranged summary text before each story, which is enough for readers with less patience to remember the story. We have also included subheadings under each story to help readers understand the content structure as much as possible. If you are not interested in a particular story, you can skip it without any guilt.
About "Humanities and History Encyclopedia" This is a showcase for the background and related knowledge of the stories. Through the "Humanities and History Encyclopedia," you will not feel uneasy about having vague impressions of certain knowledge or dry numbers. The "Humanities and History Encyclopedia" is organically integrated with every thematic story, making the reading experience more engaging.
About the Use of Tables Some stories involve complex details, and we try to use tables to make them clear at a glance. Of course, these tables are certainly meaningful for summarizing and remembering knowledge.
About the Use of Chronological Tables The knowledge of human history is vast and profound, even historians cannot be omniscient. Skillfully using chronological tables to grasp the development of historical trends is undoubtedly a shortcut for memorizing knowledge during reading.
About the Use of Historical Q&A This is not intended to trick the readers but rather to provide humorous questions, as the answers are right beside them. However, we believe it will subtly suggest that you consciously memorize some names or numbers that you consider meaningful.